Sentences with phrase «economy is good on»

Even the fuel economy is good on this car.

«The economy is better on the numbers but it doesn't feel better, and that's everything and its been a long downturn, and government is not working, and Washington's not working, and there's gridlock, and it just feels ugly and bad,» Cuomo said.

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Economists are searching through the onslaught of data every week looking for signs of good times ahead, and everyone has their own favourite statistics which they hope will reveal that the U.S. economy is back on its feet.

TORONTO, May 1 - The Canadian dollar fell to a four - week low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday before paring its decline, as Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the outlook for the domestic economy is good despite the overhang of high household debt.

The on - demand economy, spearheaded by companies like Uber and Airbnb, is hitting a rough patch as well, and that is good for everyone.

Before the financial crisis, most every economy was doing well, albeit on a bubble of debt and inflated asset prices.

This is the best report on the Canadian economy in quite some time.

So good earnings news from Berkshire (BRKA), especially on the same day where the jobs numbers were a lot stronger than expected, and showed signs that wages are finally increasing, would seem to be a really good sign for the economy.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday that the view of the Canadian economy is quite good despite record levels of household debt, and he was confident the central bank can manage the risk of that debt even as interest rates rise.

And that might not bode well for the new job creation everyone is depending on to repair the damage done to the U.S. economy by the latest recession.

The growth council reckons Canada would be better placed to play such a role, given its nearly completed free - trade agreement with the EU; ports on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; a multi-ethnic entrepreneurial class; and preferential access to the world's largest economy (Trump willing, of course).

Rather than judge Canada's success on abstract measures, which have little meaning to average folk — GDP, productivity, trade balances — Trudeau's candidacy is built on a pragmatic mantra: «A strong economy is the one that provides the largest number of good jobs for the largest number of Canadians.»

Governor Stephen Poloz attended a Group of 20 meeting in Shanghai on the weekend at which he and his counterparts decided the global economy is in better shape than volatile financial markets imply.

Consensus on the economy is hard to come by at the best of times, but these days, the difference of opinion seems especially pronounced.

Corporate executives were correct to suggest Trump would be on their side and that the economy would continue to do well during his first year.

A government of experts is not to be excluded either, especially if experts are clean, competent and working on an agenda that gives some hope of better government and improving economy in a country where the unemployment rate just hit an appalling 11.7 percent in January.

Although Santiago is regarded as one of the best spots in South America to do business — with its California climate and none of the megacity dysfunctions of places like SÃ # o Paulo — its economy was built on mining and maritime commerce.

That may be a good thing for the economy but a tough pill if your business sells to markets that depends on government spending.

But as Shenfeld noted, «We're relying on a better US economy to get the Canadian economy in a faster gear.»

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

But a report by the OECD published on March 16 indicated that there is still no global consensus on how best to proceed with the taxation of the digital economy or on the merits of an interim solution.

There's something going on right now that doesn't bode well for the long - term, sustainable growth of the American economy.

«But right now, short of those kind of things, I think the economy's in reasonably good shape and probably going to be spurred on a little by the tax bill,» he said.

He said his administration is just getting started and «will work tirelessly to make good on our promise to the working people who built our Nation and deliver historic tax cuts and reforms — the rocket fuel our economy needs to soar higher than ever before.»

And if the global economy truly is as screwed as some believe — like Kyle Bass, for example, a Dallas fund manager Lewis encounters who predicted the sub-prime mortgage disaster and who has since bought an isolated ranch with its own water supply and an arsenal of weaponry, betting on severe economic collapse — then you're probably better off saving your nickels.

The good news on job openings follows the Labor Department's announcement last week that the U.S. economy officially recovered all 8.7 million jobs that were lost during the recession.

The legal tussle may well divide the on - demand economy into two camps: the fundamentally sound companies — the ones that can figure out how to compete on any sort of playing field, as long as it's level, because they're selling a real innovation — and the companies that exist only because the current haze of legal and regulatory uncertainty paired with free - flowing venture capital has permitted them to flourish.

Well, at least according to a 2009 report on the creative economy by Otis College of Art and Design, which found that one out of every six people in the region is employed in a creative field.

Traditional answers often focus on various sectors and involve more or less hand - wringing about their rise and fall, but according to the author of a forthcoming book on entrepreneurship and economy, there is another, better way to view our economy — as one single ecosystem, a sort of one - sector economy that interacts as a unit much like a forest and which should be nurtured as it grows and recycles itself.

While all business owners would be wise to ensure they're implementing some of the most basic growth strategies, I'd be remiss if I didn't remind you that the most successful business owners are the ones with the best attitudes — ones who know that with the right focus and positive outlook, they will have a significant impact on their bottom line — and the US economy.

The good times don't stop on the red carpet: The $ 830 billion economy of the Los Angeles metro area is chock full of opportunities for the entrepreneur.

«While there are going to be some near - term deficit increases, we think the long - term health of the American economy is going to be much better as a result,» the Arkansas Republican said on «Squawk Box.»

One of the themes that's often on my mind is that governments can contribute to the culture and the economy, but really people need to look to themselves as well.

Either way, somehow eight years after the financial crisis, with the economy on the best footing it has been in years, the uncertainty that is out there over a Trump Presidency just doesn't seem so bad, at least for one day.

It's pretty clear, he argues that if you can't fairly rapidly achieve mass consumer pricing, your EON (Economy of Now) business on its best days will be a niche nicety for the folks with more money than time or brains and never break out of that box.

America might be on its way to become a net oil exporter, but there's no reason why this should get in the way of building pipelines that connect different types of oil plays to the refiners best equipped to turn their crude into the petroleum products that feed North America's economy and the world's.

With investors more interested in cyclical stocks that do well when the global economy is growing, CNBC's Jim Cramer revisited Coca - Cola to check on the beverage maker's prospects.

If our outstanding experiences on the consumer's side are similarly representative of the larger whole, well then it's pretty clear the so - called sharing economy is here to stay.

«Hedge funds today are on the same public perception track that mutual funds were, and in 20 years will similarly end up as well - understood investment vehicles — viewed as an essential participant in the global economy,» said Richard Baker, president and CEO of hedge fund trade group Managed Funds Association.

«That can't possibly be good thing for the country or a good thing for the economy,» said Bredesen of state failure, adding that «it produces a huge drain on the economy and we can't absorb too much more of that in these states.»

A significant portion of the TSC hearing focused on Haldane's now famous Fish comment, as well as broader issues with economic forecasting — something that has come to the fore in the UK since economists were almost unanimously wrong in their predictions about the immediate impact of Brexit on the British economy.

The commitment to endeavor to eliminate the deficit a year earlier is a good thing, and so is the continuing pattern of developing economy opportunities, whether it's on innovation or measures for small business to create employment.

«They helped cushion the blow on the economy from the commodity - price shock, which is of course better than reacting after the fact,» Poloz said Wednesday.

This doesn't bode well for economic growth - the UK economy is heavily reliant on the consumer and falling real incomes will eventually translate into lower retail sales,» Ben Brettell, a senior economist at investments firm Hargreaves Lansdown said on the day.

«Poland is a country that makes particular good use of structural money and has a major impact on the region's economy,» he told Reuters in an interview.

After devoting a solid 15 pages of his letter on how the U.S. should slash regulations, Dimon made a point to single out a single area of government oversight that has undeniable value: «Some regulations quite clearly create a common good (e.g., clean air and water),» Dimon noted, in a sentence that went on to catalog the ways regulation is otherwise bad for the economy — making it all the more striking that he chose to highlight environmental issues.

«As the on - demand economy creates exciting opportunities and unleashes innovation, it's also raising hard questions about workplace protections and what a good job will look like in the future.»

John Canally, chief economic strategist for LPL Financial, said the language may continue to be used in coming months «as transition words» until «it becomes clear to FOMC members that the overall economy, the labor market, and inflation are well on their way toward hitting the FOMC's targets.»

A few Fed policymakers worry the U.S. economy, which has delivered strong job gains but worryingly weak rates of inflation, could be stuck on a low growth path that requires low rates for years as well as new policy tools.

«What I can assure you obviously is he's going to make a good pick that can help him continue to further building a strong economy and continue creating jobs and continue focusing on long - term economic success.»